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solvent collapse: a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances; "the solvent does not change its state in forming a solution"; capable of meeting financial obligations

semiconscious collapse: partially conscious; not completely aware of sensations

water collapse: a fluid necessary for the life of most animals and plants; "he asked for a drink of water"; binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent; once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles); secrete or form water, as tears or saliva; "My mouth watered at the prospect of a good dinner"; "His eyes watered"; supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams; "Water the fields"; fill with tears; "His eyes were watering"; provide with water; "We watered the buffalo"

incorporeal collapse: without material form or substance; "an incorporeal spirit"

sidestroke collapse: a swimming stroke in which the arms move forward and backward while the legs do a scissors kick

surfing collapse: the sport of riding a surfboard toward the shore on the crest of a wave

dunk collapse: a basketball shot in which the basketball is propelled downward into the basket; dip into a liquid while eating; "She dunked the piece of bread in the sauce"; immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate; "dip the garment into the cleaning solution"; "dip the brush into the paint"; make a dunk shot, in basketball; "He dunked the ball"

spook collapse: frighten or scare, and often provoke into a violent action; "The noise spooked the horse"

checkmate collapse: a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king; complete victory; place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game; "Kasparov checkmated his opponent after only a few moves"

halfhearted collapse: feeling or showing little interest or enthusiasm; "a halfhearted effort"; "gave only lukewarm support to the candidate"

roller collapse: a grounder that rolls along the infield; pigeon that executes backward somersaults in flight or on the ground; Old World bird that tumbles or rolls in flight; related to kingfishers; a cylinder that revolves; a small wheel without spokes (as on a roller skate); a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore

skeleton collapse: the internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape; "the building has a steel skeleton"; a scandal that is kept secret; "there must be a skeleton somewhere in that family's closet"; something reduced to its minimal form; "the battalion was a mere skeleton of its former self"; "the bare skeleton of a novel"

divulgence collapse: the act of disclosing something that was secret or private

flask collapse: bottle that has a narrow neck; the quantity a flask will hold

theophany collapse: a visible (but not necessarily material) manifestation of a deity to a human person

navel collapse: scar where the umbilical cord was attached; the center point or middle of something

fluid collapse: a continuous amorphous substance that tends to flow and to conform to the outline of its container: a liquid or a gas; a substance that is fluid at room temperature and pressure; subject to change; variable; "a fluid situation fraught with uncertainty"; "everything was unstable following the coup"; affording change (especially in social status); "Britain is not a truly fluid society"; "upwardly mobile"; in cash or easily convertible to cash; "liquid (or fluid) assets"; characteristic of a fluid; capable of flowing and easily changing shape

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